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THEY GET DOWN TO WORK TOMORROW
August 1 1932. Evening Express.
The Football Roll Call.
Preparing for August 27.
By Ijay.
The roll call tomorrow. Professional footballers throughout the country report for duty preparatory to the intensive spell of training, which proceeds the "curtain raiser" on August 27. A few have already reported, but the great majority report tomorrow. In some cases, of course, they have already been obliged to make their trek, for in many case's their homes are hundreds of miles from the grounds on which they must train. The first day will be an easy one –just a matter of reporting to headquarters and getting their kit ready, but on Wednesday training will begin in earnest for all those big chunks of unnecessary fat will have to be got rid of. Their limbs will need to become more supple and they must be got into trim for that hard and fast 90 minutes of fighting football which will be their lot in less than a month's time. Surely the trainer will be the busiest man of the staff of every club for the next four weeks, even despite the fact that he is not likely to be worried unduly by the injury bogy.
An Exception.
So far as Everton and Liverpool are concerned practically every player will report tomorrow. One exception is provided by Gordon Hodgson, the England inside right and Lancashire county cricketer, who is being allowed to finish the Roses battle against Yorkshire at Old Trafford. He, of course is as fit as fit can be, and will be one of the few who need rest in preference to hard and severe training. With the exception of youthful reserve players of promise the majority of sides will be built up on last winter's lines. This will certainly be true about Everton and Liverpool unless Taylor, Crawford and McGourlay show up particularly well in the trial games. These are the only three new players of not on Merseyside and their work in the practice matches will be watched with marked interest by officials and spectators. Liverpool will open the coming season with a home game against the Wolves –who are welcomed back once more to the First Division –while Everton pay a visit to the Hawthorns to meet West Bromwich Albion.

EVERTON’S OLDEST SHAREHOLDERS SAYS “DIAMOND ARE TRUMPS
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 02 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
I am happy to pat my old friend, Mr. S. M. Crosbie, upon his feat—he has just celebrated his diamond wedding. Mr. Crosbie is the oldest Everton shareholder (in his eighty-fourth year), and retired nineteen years ago from the scholastic profession. His son is the well-known Liverpool Police inspector.
Billy Dean was “first on the mark” of the thirty-one players at Goodison Park today.  Mr. Secretary McIntosh greeted them, and for the rest of the morning the task was merely one of “How dye do?” and comparison of snaps. 

EVERTON "WORKING" BY WALKING;
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 03 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
Everton F.C. went a walk yesterday; not a drab, dreary walk—a sharp and long walk. They first of all exchanged "snaps” and then got right down to business, and before the morning had been aired the players had set about their training task, as ordained by the Admirable Crichton, Harry Cooke. Everton after walking seven miles yesterday, spent the afternoon on the ground and in its precincts. Today the same course of training was the order. It is a special change that comes over the ground-practice. Everton will do all their kicking-in at Marine's round, and thus save the Goodison turf, which was once so bad and is new so good.
I think Everton’s third team has a better chance than usual, if only because they have taken their position at Marine’s Ground.  This should suit Everton and Marine’s large public. 
ANOTHER CRESSWELL FOR EVERTON
Mrs Cresswell, the wife of the Everton full-back, gave birth to a son today. 

EVERTON REPORT FOR TRAINING
August 3 1932. Daily Post and Mercury
The Everton players reported for duty yesterday. Everton thirty-three players included two new men, McGourty an inside forward from Patrick Thistle who took part in the Goodison club tour of Germany during the close season, and Stevens, the centre forward from New Brighton. Gee the centre half, who received a knee injury towards the end of last season is fit again, and Everton are looking forward to gaining a championship for the third successive year. They were the second Division champions, two years ago, and headed the first division last season.

CLUBMOOR C.C.v. EVERTOR F.C.
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 04 August 1932
On Monday and Tuesday (6.30 start) the annual meeting will take place. It has been a singular thing that when Clubmoor have beaten Everton at cricket, Everton have won a League Championship! When Everton have mastered Cluhmoor at cricket, they have had a lean football year! For Everton's sake, Clubmoor hope to win again this year, but the game should be tight, as Everton have some first-class cricketers on their books. Clubmoor side is:—Dr. J. Runijahn (rapt.), R. I Sommerville, W. J. Chester, W. Winstanley, L. S. F. Watkinson, J. J. Roscoe, R. H. Tomkinson, C. Simpson, J. Harling, H. Rowland. G. J. Tomkinson.

FOOTBALLERS AT CRICKET AND BOWLS
Liverpool Echo - Friday 05 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
A combined team of Everton and Liverpool F.C. footballers will play a bowls match against the Hermitage Club at the Hermitage Tavern, Queen’s drive, Walton, next Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock. The proceeds will go to the former Liverpool player Dick Johnson, who is seriously ill. Everton F.C.'s cricket team v. Clubmoor, next Monday and Tuesday evenings, will be from: Clarke, Cunliffe, Coggin, Gee, White, Dean, Critchley, Webster, Cresswell, Kelly, Britton, Chedgzoy, and Birtley.

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 06 August 1932
By Louis T Kelly

CLOSE SEASON CAPTURES .
August 8 1932. Evening Express.
By the Pilot.
Stevens (Everton): the tramway conductor who become a football star. This is the title which may be applied to the romantic career of Everton' new centre forward –George Leopold Stevens. Stevens, who was transferred from New Brighton to Everton in June, is not a football discovery. Rather did he discover himself. Some 18 months ago he was a tram conductor employed by the Wallsaey Corporation. His hobby was football and he was a youth with ambitions. He approached the New Brighton club with the object of securing a trial. The Rakers signed him on amateur forms, but he soon won a place in the first team. He was just the man the Rakers required –a player who could crown attacks with goals. In the first season he made 19 appearances and scored 13 goals. Last season he scored 20 goals. Then Everton came, saw, liked, and won the race for Stevens' signature. Stevens is 22 years of age, 5ft 9ins, and 11 stone.

THEIR SECOND HALF
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 09 August 1932
Bee's Notes
For Everton F C. and Chubmoor Cricket Club have been meeting in deadly enmity for the benefit of cricket enthusiasts at that “clubable" Clubmoor ground. They give the proceeds the well-deserved groundsman, and year by year the match has grown in tenseness and interest. I would that I could see the finale to-night when the second half of the game is due. The fact is that Everton reckon they have kept the best till the last! And they have the big men in the batting business to take their stand, so to-night's the more important night; the second half is the vital half. On each occasion that Clubmoor have won the footballers have had a good season!  And Clubmoor look like winning again. Skipper Dean kept up his reputation by losing the toss. He was early compensated as the opening pair for Clubmoor (Somerville. leading scorer) and Wilkinson, were dismissed when only two runs had been scored. Gee clean bowled the former with his fourth ball in the first over: Dixie made a splendid catch in the slips to dispose of Watkinson off Clarke's third delivery -a promising start for Everton. With the advent of Roscoe and Tomkinson, who were very deliberate in their antics by “sneaking" singles to stop the rot, the score was taken to 34, Webster then taking a good catch low down to send back Roscoe. With only two further runs added Gee caught a hard return to dismiss Haydon. At 43 Cunliffe made a splendid catch in the long field from Tornkinson, who had contributed 24 by lusty hitting. Thanks to a good effort on the part of .J. Harling with 26 (top scorer) and in a lesser degree C. Simpson (10) the final score reached 84. Gee and Clarke bowled unchanged until the last batsmen were at the crease when Coggins took over from Clarke; but the "keeper," who is on the "slow" side, although claiming no victims only had two knocked off his fro, deliveries. Gee took seven for 40 and Clarke two for 37. Everton lost five wickets for 27 runs. Webster went at 8, Britton followed at the same score, Cunliffe and Coggin, going with only 3 added. Clarke and White, however, made a stand until time was called. Play will be resumed this, evening at 6.30:


DICK JOHNSON’S BENEFIT
The footballers teams for the match at the Hermitage Bowling Club, at Queen’s Drive, Walton, 6-30, tomorrow, are as follow; Liverpool; Hodgson, Bradshaw, Morrison, Lucas, Done, Barton, Hewitt (trainer), Wilson, (trainer), McDougall, McQuigan, Dodds.  Everton; Dean, McClure, Stein, Chedgzoy, Cunliffe, Britton, Dunn, Thompson, Critchley, Johnson, Gee. 

EVERTON'S FIRST LOSS
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 10 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
The Everton footballers were defeated in their match with Clubmoor by 22 runs.  Continuing their over-night total of 27 for the loss of five wickets. Gee and White carried on with the "good work," but found runs very difficult to get, both batsmen adopting the "safety first " method. However, the partnership was broken when White was smartly stumped by Chester. Things at this juncture were not looking too well for the "blues" with the addition of a further 5 two other wickets had fallen, but some boundary hits by Dean and Critchley enabled Everton to reach a respectable total, which was 22 short of their opponents' score. The brothers Tomkinson were again responsible for all the wickets. G. J. claiming five for 39, whilst R. H. got four for 19. The number of spectators on both evenings has been very satisfactory; being well above previous years, so the groundsman is likely to reap a good benefit. After the match a supper and musical programme was held, and in thanking the Everton club for their help, the chairman congratulated them on winning the league, and wished them well for the coming season. Charlie Gee responded in the absence of Dean.

EVERTOR F.C. TRIAL TEAMS
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 10 August 1932
DEAN REAPPOINTED CAPTAIN
Dean has been reappointed captain, and Thompson sub-captain of Everton F.C. The teams for the trial match, on Monday, at 6.45, are as follows: Blues; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  Whites; Coggins; Bocking, Lowe; Brittain, McPherson, Brochen, Griffithsm White, Stevens, McGourty, Leyfield. 

O'DONNELL MYSTERY SOLVED
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 10 August 1932
BLACKPOOL FULL-BACK RETURNS TODAY
By Bee’s
The mystery of the whereabouts of Jack O'Donnell, the Blackpool and former Everton full-back, has been solved. He has been staying in Liverpool, it appears, and returned to Blackpool to-day. O'Donnell, who, it will he remembered, also disappeared last season and was discovered on a Fleetwood trawler, reported for training at Blackpool at the end of July, but had not been seen since Bank Holiday, when the players were given a day's respite. The directors of the club announced his suspension, in the meantime, but to-day O'Donnell reported back for duty.

EVERTON'S LIDO AT GOODISON
August 11 1932. Evening Express.
Sunbathing in New Style Training.
It is Doing Them Good.
By the Pilot.
Have you seen Everton F.C.'s Lido? It used to be known as the training ground, -it lies behind the goal double-decker grandstand –but now it is the private enclosure of a happy band of fellows who have discarded clothing except shorts and shoes. Everton players have become disciples of sunbathing. They believe that even if one is fit it makes one fitter, and in scanty grab they are absorbing every possible ray of sunshine during their preparation for the opening of the season. When I visited Goodison Park to see the champions going through their paces I was struck by the fine condition of the players. There is no doubt but that the new methods is having an excellent effect on them. They are bronzed and brown. Perhaps this training method is the outcome of the club's summer tour to Germany. The Everton men learned how to appreciate the sun there. With the exception of Archie Clark, who was Slighty injured through being struck with a cricket ball, all the players are sound. I understand that Clark is making good progress, and is certain to be fit for the big opening day. The players have been doing their ball practice at the Marine ground at Crosby. The "A" team will use this ground during the coming season. Mr. T. H. McIntosh, the secretary, has been down to Crosby to watch his charges at work and he expresses satisfaction at the manner in which they are shaping. Trainer Harry Cooke has had few, if any worries, for most of the players have been doing summer training, and now after nearly two weeks work they are almost fit. Feeling in the club is that there is no reason why next season should not bring further grist to the Everton mill. All the championship eleven men are available with the valuable addition of McGourty and Stevens.

FOOTBALLERS TAKE TO THE GREEN
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 11 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
A largo attendance witnessed the bowling match between the Everton and Liverpool Clubs and The Hermitage for the benefit of Dick Johnson, who is very ill. Although the footers were defeated by a margin of 58 points, the majority of them were just as much at home on the green as they are on the football field, and some exciting battles were fought out. Secretary Mclntosh was in form, and defeated his opponent by nine. Dean, Gee, J. Critchley, and J. Stein were also among the winners. Morrison and Lucas each won by the same score (15-11), and the former had the spectators in roars laughter at his antics whilst playing. Results;-

FOLLOWING IN THEW WAKE OF EVERTON
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 13 August 1932
GERMAN EQUIVALENT OF ENTRENTE CORDIATE CEMENTED BY FOOTBALL
A MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER
ONE TOUCH OF LEATHER
Half-past midnight in Cologne General Station—that clearing-house of what looks like all the trans-Continental traffic of Europe. The sleeping-cars of the Mitrope organisation bound for Vienna, Warsaw, Berlin, and nearer capitals, in long trains that seem to come under the great roof of the station more quietly than any other trains into any other station in the world. And our train, for the moment, and until the shunting was done, a fragment of a great collection of coaches for all parts of the Continent, that started in the late afternoon from the Belgian coast, and is being made up with more fragments coming from Holland, France, and Germany. We hirded a couple of cushions to make the night more comfortable in our wooden-seated third-class carriage for the night's journey up the Rhine and the Main to Frankfurt, and went off in search of a little something to eat. With the curtains drawn and an amount of hand-luggage spread about the compartment we selfishly hoped that it would he left empty for us to stretch ourselves is modest comfort. In twenty minutes we came back again, to find the compartment full of the youth of Germany, strapping young fellows in high spirit and a little liquor, their luggage piled up on top of ours on the luggage rack, all singing strongly " Schlaf mein, Liehling”'— apparently the most popular of popular songs in Germany just now; we know it as " Good night, Sweetheart, till we meet to-morrow." We put two timid faces into the compartment, and hurried up and down the corridor to see if there was another place. There was not.  So back we went, decided to try to recapture our own corner seats, one filled by a young giant in the widest and longest plus-fours we had seen for about five hundred miles, and the other by a shorter young man, with a merry eye, who was plucking a casual chord or two from a ukulele. A little hurried thought and I had evolved him few words of German at my command what I conceived to be the politest way of asking the men in the corners to give us back our seats. I have since learned that what I did say was something that might have been rendered in English as “Please, beautifully, those seats will belong to us, didn't they?" or words to that effect. But they appeared slowly to understand and to decide that they wanted to keep the seats themselves.  I suppose it could be seen that I was struggling further with my vocabulary. Anyway, a little man in the corner by the door then spoke up. He appeared to have some authority. He said, "You are English; you speak French: No? Yes?" I said, “Yes. Qui. Parlezvous Francais? Sprechen Sie Englisch?” and, finding that he had about as great a knowledge of French as we had between us of German, we were able to carry on conversation almost merrily—at least, merrily for that time of night. In less than no time we had our corner seats back. The young men in the corners came out of them, on his command, with a great show of politeness and we sat down more or less happily, while the gay tune of "Goodnight, Sweetheart" rose again on the night air. Then the train started, and while we passed through the sleeping city, with some of its line new buildings outlined against the sky, and went across the Rhine by the great bridge, the singing died down and conversation started. The men we had displaced, after a little preliminary sulkineas, were disposed to be friendly. Had we travelled far? From England. From England?  And then came the question that changed the whole temper of the night. "Spielen-Sie Futbol ?"
" Yes."
"Kennen-Ste Everton?”
Cheers for Everton. Yes."
Friendly relations were most heartily established. And when we managed to tell them that we came from the same, city as Everton and often saw the team play, there was joy in the compartment and cordiality knew no bounds. We were reminded that Everton had been to their city a few weeks before, and told that every man jack of our travelling companions had been to see the game they played. Handshaking started immediately, and went on at intervals throughout the night. We felt at the end of it rather like an American President at the end of a visiting day at the White House. But we learned that these men were themselves a football team that they had just been to Amsterdam to play an international match, that they had most gloriously won, and that they belonged to Frankfurt. Through the window we could see that the Rhine Valley was closing in. Every now and again the struggling conversation would be broken into for somebody to point out a castle or a landmark, or to show us one of the great long steam barges, with its string of other long barges in tow, passing one way or the other. Before two o'clock in the morning we were on the most friendly terms possible to people who had about ten words in common. My cigarettes were, perhaps after enthusiasm for Everton, the strongest factor in the entente cordial. I had a box of fifty in my pocket when I started. There were not so many when we got to Frankfurt. But we had smoked almost continually the aromatic cigarettes they pressed upon us. It appeared to be reckoned a point of politeness to accept their cigarettes.  And on this matter of cigarettes, they took us into their confidence. Holland, you must know, treats the smoker rather more leniently than Germany does in the matter of duties on tobacco. Significantly displaying the width of his plus-fours, the man who had at first had my seat produced packet after packet of cigarettes, about two pounds of coffee, and a handful of little designs on cloth, such as might be sewn on to a bathing costume or a child's dress. "Shmuggle," he said proudly. " Shmuggle! You shmuggle? I shmuggle. Easy." And, if it had been possible, I believe he would have waived the wide, accommodating bags of his plus-fours high in the air as a banner to mark his prowess as a smuggler. For his young wife he intended the coffee and the little designs. But our friendliness had now increased to such a pitch that he made bold to offer one of the little designs, a lively “Mickey Mouse," to the better half of our party. She took it, and I gave him an English cigarette as a gift in exchange. We rose solemnly and shook hands. This carried us on until about four o'clock. Then grey light began to spread over the Rhine. All the mystery of the castles was wreathed in the mist that came down like small rain. The light was too faint for it to be clear that they were mostly only shells, magnificent ruins from a romantic past. They looked bold and solid, just sleeping about to awaken to medieval life, called to another day's work by the blast of a trumpet. At last, we turned off from the Rhine, and came heavily into Frankfurt Station, that fine big station with the stained glass all over one end of it, at five in the morning. Frankfurt was lying just half awake before rising. Our football team gathered on the platform as we were taking our luggage from the rack. They let forth a cry of greeting and parting for and a trumpet call to awaken Frankfurt for the day's work. "Everton!” they shouted. “Everton uber Alles!

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 13 August 1932
By Louis T Kelly

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
Liverpool Echo - Monday 15 August 1932
Is there any other game that “holds” its people all through life? I have often heard of people who get so vexed with selections or some member of a side that they refuse to go to watch their favouite side.  I had not concrete evidence of pitch decisions being carried out until the other day, chancing to travel with one, Mr. W. Birch, on a train that leaves too promptly at 7.25. I discovered that he took a vow never to watch Everton because they had sacked , Sandy Young—and he never went to Goodison Park but once—then went to see Sandy play AGAINST Everton and score a goal for the Spurs. I still see that goal and hear the roar from the Everton people at the goal against William Scott, brother of Elisha, after Sandy had passed by his fellow Scot, Macconachie with his own inimitable dribble. How is it the old-fashioned dribbler never raises in modern football?   Has the standard gone out through standardized combination? I wonder! 

McGOURTY AND STEVENS WILL BE WATCHED.
August 15 1932. Evening Express.
Everton's First This Evening.
McPherson's Future
By the Pilot
Two players in particular will be watched keenly by the critical Everton crowd at this evening's first practice of the season. They are Johnny McGourty, the former Partick Thistle inside forward who helped Everton considerably on their German tour, but has never been seen in action at Goodison Park, and Stevens, the former Wallasey tramcar conductor who dropped his bell punch last season to put punch into New Brighton's attack. McGourty is the most-discussed capture Everton have made for a long time. Stevens will operate at centre-forward with the Whites between White and McGourty. The selected elevens promise entertaining football, for the championship side with one exception, will represent the Blues. Clark will be the absentee. He is recovering rapidly, Mr. T. H. McIntosh assures me, from his cricket ball injury. His place in the side will be taken by McClure, who has often operated in the position with success. Apparently Everton are keen to make McPherson, the former Swansea Town player, into a centre half. He will play in this position for the Whites. The late kick-off should ensure a good attendance, and pleasing football should result. Blues: Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson. Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein. Whites; Coggins; Bocking, Lowe; Britton, McPherson, Archer; Griffiths, White, Stevens (New Brighton), McGourty (Patrick Thistle), Leyfield.

EVERTON TRIAL SURPRISE.
August 16, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Reserves Score Six Goals in Succession
By "Bee."
Everton drew an attendance of 12,000 for charity's good causes (gate £246 16s 9d) for their first trial at Goodison park, which looked very well and had steps of concrete where there had been cinders. The game was a remarkable one. The first team took a lead of 4-1, and appeared to be riding easy, when the stalwart reserve eleven put into their stride and into their shooting form. They scored six goals with replay from the seniors, and won the game by the remarkable turn round of 7-4 and most of those six goals were scored so convincing manner even allowing for the fact that some of the older and championship side had begun to take thing easily. The shooting has was serve and strong, and for Sagar to be beaten so many times was quite a surprise, although no fault could be found with his work. The match had one other "calamity" McPherson was injured near half-time and did not turn out again, suffering as he was from a knee injury. Young Chedgzoy son of Sam Chedgzoy, took his place, and the crowd was so engaged with the scoring outburst that they did not leave the field till the final whistle was sounded by Referee George Stephenson.
Three For Stevens.
The game was a trial, needless to say, and on that score alone, cannot be treated with the seriousness of any game of the contesting character. However, it showed what power the reserve team has. Stevens, of New Brighton, show remarkable speed and much judgement, and got three goals, which in itself is a performance against the first team defence. Clarke was not playing owing to a slight injury through cricket and McClure took his place. The other outstanding man of the winning side was McGourty, who captured the public by his canny play and by his skilled movements. Leyfield, the young "A" team player, at outside left has grown a good deal in football skill and physique, and after dean had made perfect goals and missed one or two of the simplest the game took its surprise turn and caused the crowd to indulge in the free praise of the youngsters. Griffiths, after a moderate first half, broke out into a shooting mood, and with White formed a dangerous wing. Coggins kept a good goal, and is plainly in better health than a year ago. On the defeated side there was much to interest, and please early on, and after that the deluge. Goals were scored by Stein, Dean (2), Critchley, Stevens (3), McGourty, Griffiths (2) and White. Result Whites 7, Blues 4.
Blues: - Sagar, goal; Williams and Cresswell, backs; McClure, Gee, and Thomson, half-backs; Crichley, Dunn, Dean (captain), Johnson, and Stein, forwards. Whites: - Coggins, goal; Bocking and Lowe, backs; Britton, McPherson, and Archer, half-backs; Griffiths White, Stevens, McGourty, and Leyfield.

EVERTON NEED NOT CHANGE THEIR TEAM.
August 16 1915. Evening Express
But McGourty is Knocking at the Door.
By the Pilot.
I came away from Everton's first trial match at Goodison Park, last evening with the impression that, barring accidents, Everton will not need to make any alterations in the championship side for the West Bromwich match, which opens the season on August 27. This does not mean that the newcomers to Everton did not come up to expectations. They did –particularly McGourty, the young Scotsman from Patrick Thistle. Here is a boy who with ordinary luck is going to force his way into the first team by sheer merit. Why not now? Well, frankly I should not disturb the front line combination at the moment. It is balanced, clever, and incisive. It has proved successful for two successive seasons. What reason can there be for altering it? Yet one cannot be blind to the fact that McGourlay is worth his place in any Football league side. Lucky Everton to have such talent at call. The two outstanding phases of the game were that the reserves won by 7 goals to 4 after having been 1-4, and that Dean missed the easiest goal scoring chance of his career. The brilliance of the win is emphasized when it is remembered that shortly after half-time the plight of the Whites appeared hopeless. In addition to being three goals in arrears they lost McPherson, their centre half with a twisted knee. Chedgzoy came on as deputy, and within 15 minutes the quick-shooting Whites' attack had piled on no fewer than six goals. The Blues had been the better combination up to the time that McPherson went off, and I am convinced eased up afterwards. McGourty and Stevens, the newcomers, were vital factors in the winning attack.
McGourty and Stevens.
Stevens claimed three goals and displayed keenness and pace, allied with rare shooting ability. His general leadership needs more precision, but he is a worrier who keeps both eyes on goal. McGourty, however, was the man who took my eye. There is cunning in his every move. He has excellent ball control, and the manner in which he gaves the "dummy" and delivers his passes is delightful. One saw flashes, which reminded of Jimmy Dunn, a quaint waggle of a leg, which resembled Alex James, and withal McGourty played without show. Goggins, Lowe, Britton, Archer, Griffiths and Leyland were others to do well on the winning side. There was a remarkable incident in the opening half. Dixie Dean clean miskicked the ball when a foot from goal and no one to beat. A Stein shot rebounded from a defender and Johnson raced ahead in possession. Johnson and Coggins had a duel and the inside left won by a fraction and turned the ball low across the face of the goal. "Here it is," shouted the 9,000 spectators. But, no Dixie, standing almost under the bar, missed the ball completely. The crowd gasped while Dixie scratched his head and laughed. Dean made up for it later on by scoring two goals for his side. Stein and Critchley scored the others. The scorers for the Whites were Stevens (3), Griffiths (2), McGourty, White. The gate receipts were £252 13s 3d.

EVERTON RESERVE OUTBREAK
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 16 August 1932
McPHERSON AND CLARKE INJURED
FOLLOW McGOURTY AND STEVENS AND LEYFIELD
Bee’s Notes
Seven to four on the Goodison field. It sounds a race-romance. Actually the “price" was four to one at half distance. Everton were leading their reserve side with that championship look that suggested team capable of getting double figures. They didn't want to be hard upon the poor lads, and the latter were going to be “let off lightly." Then up spake White. McGourty, Stevens, Leyfield and others. They had lost Lachie McPherson (carried off at half time with a bad knee —bad luck for player and club and one more piece of evidence that trial games are liable to produce more serious accidents than any game in the football league or Central league), and young Chedgzoy (not so young there days and probably with four years' service at Everton) came on to deputise for the Everton reserves then struck the 7 to 4 attitude, six goals in double quick time by real crack-a-jack shots against a limping Sagar and the first team was put to rout. They bad been given some of the medicine-ball they doled out to Chelsea, Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday and others last season. Of course all trial games are foolish if accepted as a test, but we must have them, and the fact that there were 11,000 people there to make a sum of 252 for charity makes the game worthwhile. In fact the outbreak of scoring was such that it is evident Saturday's final trial at Goodison Park will he near a record for enthusiasm, interest in new men and attendance. The crowd loves the sight of a new men. And now they will debate the McGourty-Stevens duo-turn with much fervour.
COME TO STAY
For any side to be winning 4-1 and then lose 7-4 there must have been a crack in the defence. Yes, some of the championship side eased up, but before so doing had shown how competent they can be led by Dean. Dean made one miss that would have cost him a stewards' inquiry if it had occurred in a League game, but he also made a headed goal by the perfection of timing that causes his headed goals to go in at a tremendous pace. Passing and re-passing, Dunn dancing and giving his rivals the dummy; Stein striding out like an Orwell; Cresswell, Williams, and Sagar doing big things; all these things happened early on, and then Coggin, got a show. Tested thoroughly, he showed that he had got quite well again, and was keening with a fine spirit and confidence. That was chapter one of the winning side. But let me haste before the type-ink dries, to tell you of the three young stars of the night.
McGOURTY.—Stocky, like Fred Kennedy, who went front here to Middleshrough, got Jackie Carr's inturned feet: same height as Dunn. A weaver by football profession; locks out the defence by feinting, swerving, and can produce a shot as well as combination. Watch McGourty. Aged 19 ½.
Let McGourty watch himself, too, because footballers who "fall" for high praise fall heavily on the gravestones of granite.
STEVENS.—The crowd cried. "Give it to Leo." Arsenal watched him, per my express instructions, and did not fancy him. I like him better than ever. His stride is astonishing. He is there, through the backs, and shooting, before they have realized this top-heavy boy has gone through. He punched three tickets last night, this Wallasey Trams man, and thus bids fair to join the Dean-Waring combine of centre produced in Cheshire. Stevens will do well. He has the eye for combination and the goal-making effort. His burst of speed is electric. I have seen nothing like it for a long time. I should like to have his running stride measured.
LEYFIELD.—A justification of the policy of the A team. Manchester United run a fourth side. Everton's A side has been debated many times. Here is a raw local boy, growing in football and in " bone." Outside left, sharp as needles, has some unusual ideas of attack, and has been apeing a good winger. None the worse for being a local. Age—similar to McGourty, and his promise—not so rich, but at least it is good to think of Liverpool goods for Liverpool teams, carrying on the Makepeace-Balmer-Bromilow clan. Yes, it was all very interesting, this trial, and the crowd stayed to the last kick—talking of kicks " Nobby” Clarke was with Tom Griffiths on the grandstand. Clarke hit a knee in cricket, but says it is only a trifle, and he will be ready for service in a few days. Meantime much serviceable work has been done at Goodison Park during the summer. The turf looked brilliant, and the Gatescre soil has now firmly planted itself in our hearts and in the Goodison ground. Where there had been cinders there was now solid safe concrete place upon which the spectators could stand. Under the clock used to mean “On the water-log" that has been changed.  The raised view is welcome, and the concrete effect is one of the best things the club has ever done.  Musically, the mechanized turn never gets me in the way the Edge Hill band gets me at Anfield, but I am told the W.H Steers’ suggestion which opened the way to the radio music at Goodison Park gives pleasure to most people, and that is all that matters.  Certainly one can trace the hand of Director Banks in many of the improvements at the Park ground.  Everton directors have got a lift; the first team got a heave last night! 

EVERTON TRIAL TEAM FOR SATURDAY
Wednesday, August 17, 1932 The Liverpool Echo
Bee’sNotes
At Goodison Park.  Blues.- Coggins; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  White; Holdcroft; Bocking, Lowe; Brittain, H. Griffiths (a player signed as pro, from A team, 19 years for Jabisco, well-known baseball player)(, Archer; Griffiths, White, Stevens, McGourty, Leyfield.  Referee-Mr. W. Martin.  Sagar is slightly injured, and the directors do not wish to aggravate the injury.  McPherson is getting on nicely. 

EVERTON REVISE TEAMS FOR FINAL TRIAL
August 17 1932. Evening Express
McPherson's Cartilage Injury.
By the Pilot.
Everton's McPherson injured a knee cartilage when he was hurt in the first trial game, and his place in the Reserves' side for the final trial on Saturday, will be taken by Griffiths, the Liverpool baseballer. Sagar will be rested, Coggins going into the Blues' team and making way in the Reserves for Holdcroft, the former Darling goalkeeper. The extent of McPherson's injuy is not yet known, but he is to be thoroughly examined medically at once. Griffiths is a centre half, who this season has been engaged as a part-time professional. He formerly played with Jabisco, a local works team, and later figured in the Everton "A" team with success. Sagar was limping during Monday's trial, and though the injury is not in any way serious, the club have wisely decided to rest him. Clark will remain an absentee, and really there is no reason to risk him for a such a game with the season only ten days off. Holdcroft has figured mainly in the "A" team owing to the consistency of Coggins and Sagar with the other sides. It should be a good trial, and spectators will be given another opportunity of watching the quick-scoring reserve attack in action again. The line is unchanged. Teams; - Blues: - Coggins; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein. Whites: - Holdcroft; Bocking, Lowe; Britton, Griffiths, Archer; Griffiths, White, Stevens, McGourty, Leyfield.
Close Season Capture
Parker,Chester.
Richard Parker, a young back of great promise, was discovered by Everton playing at Ardington a village near Chorley. That was about 18 months ago, and he came to Goodison Park with a workmate –Cunliffe. Everton thought a lot of these young players not yet out of their teens. They nursed them in the "A" team, and eventually signed them as professionals. There were many good backs at Goodison Park, and so Parker received few chances to appear in the Central League side. However, he found the County Combination a hard school and gained valuable experience. Chester snapped him up when Everton decided not to retain him. They have made a good investment. Parker is well-built, and has the makings of a first class defender. He kicks well and has a sound knowledge of positional play. Chester would do well to bring him along carefully. If they do this Parker will show a handsome return.

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 20 August 1932
By Louis T. Kelly

BRIGHT BOYS OF EVERTON
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 20 August 1932
SENIORS LED AT INTERVAL
McPHERSON TO LIE UP
By Bees
Blues; Coggins; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  Whites; Holdcroft; Bocking, Lowe; Britton, Griffiths, Archer; Griffiths, White, Stevens, McGourty, Leyfield.  Everton Reserves scored in two minutes, and thus resumed where they had left off last week. Stevens, of New Brighton, made his first pass into a goal, Phil Griffiths going beyond Cresswell and making an astonishing drive of a power rarely seen. In addition, Stevens took up a false pass back by Williams, and after giving the dummy for the benefit of the spectators and hoodwinking the defence, Stevens shot a surprise ball which Coggins saved steadily.
McPHERSON'S OPERATION
McPherson, the Everton half-back, goes into hospital this week-end for an operation for cartilage. McPherson's injury, it is feared, started during his German tour. McGourty was the life and soult of the second team's attack, not only with passes to an inch but also with shots equally accurate. There was one amusing referee incident when the official, Mr. Martin, signaled offside not realizing that an Everton full-back was buttoning his boots on the goal-line by the side of Coggins. Stevens once again introduced the body swerve and surprised spectators and defenders, but not Goggins, with a shot taken when a pass seemed certain. Stein made the scores 1-1 after H. Griffiths, the baseball player, at centre-half for the reserves, had done some good work on the wing. McGourty took the lead for the Reserve team again with a fast and instant shot after good combination by the side. The little Scotsman later struck the upright. Holdcroft kept a good goal. Half-times—Reserves 2, First Team 1.

McGOURTY THE STAR IN EVERTON TRIAL.
August 20 1932 Evening Express.
Brilliant Goal For The Whites.
Stevens a Lively Leader.
By the Pilot.
Twelve thousand people watched Everton's final trial at Goodison Park today. The Whites were early in command and scored in the first three minutes through P. Griffiths. The teams were : - Blues: - Coggins; Williams and Cresswell, backs; McClure, Gee, and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, Dunn, Dean (captain), Johnson and Stein, forwards. Whites: - Holdcroft, goal; Bocking and Lowe, backs; Britton, Griffiths (h), and Archer, half-backs; Griffiths (p), White, Stevens, McGourty, and Leyfield, forwards. It was Stevens, the former New Brighton player, who paved the way to the White's first goal. He ran through to a bouncing ball and headed it beyond Cresswell for Griffiths to cut in and place to the roof of the net. The Blues forwards combined neatly without being able to get within shooting distance. When Williams made a wry back heel Stevens brought Coggins full length for a commendable save. The Blues had the better of the game, but the extreme wingers were by no means accurate in their finishing. Stevens was a lively leader of the Whites, receiving good support from McGourty, who tested Coggins with a long shot. Holdcroft had to run out to Dean before Stevens raced through and forced Coggins to concede a corner. By the way, I understand that McPherson is to undergo an operation for the removal of a cartilage. He was injured in Monday's trial. The Blues drew level in 25 minutes, when Dean's low pass placed Stein through to score at will.
White's Strong Attack.
The Whites attack was always a menacing line, with McGourty as the prime schemer. It was through McGourty that the Whites restored the lead in 32. He shot through from Griffith's centre. Just after McGourlay struck an upright from just outside the penalty area. This was a truly magnificent effort, and had Coggins beaten all the way. The Blues launched determined attacks, and Holdcroft had to go full length to save from Stein, while just after Dunn flashed one by the post. McGourty continued to be the star forward on the trial, and now he just missed with a first timer following good work on the right. The Blues' forwards played well without being dangerous in the goal area, and Holdcroft's only trouble was in dealing with cross centres. Griffiths the young baseballer, was doing exceptionally well against Dean, and I was delighted with the way in which he intercepted passes and fed his colleagues. Half-time Whites 2, Blues 1.

A TASK FOR EVERTON F.C.
Liverpool Echo - Monday 22 August 1932
WHAT WILL CHAMPIONS DO THEN.
POOR THINGS?
RESERVE TALENT THAT HAS FORCED ITS WAY "HOME"
Bee’sNotes
Hobbs has laid complaint against the bunapety bowler whose lack of length might have laid some batsman low. The weather has broken; Everton's defence ditto. The reserve talent has reached a point that everyone declares rennet be ignored—well, not ignored for long. The selectors will always play for safety, and take last year's successful side for the first game. Albeit, it is a curious fact that Gee has always wound up the season with a serious injury, and Critchley has begun 99 per cent, of his August games the reserve side and then won his way back. McPherson, of Everton, has had a reminder of the German tour—he is now languishing and looking on. Cartilage….hospital—but fortunately Lachie is the merriest of souls, and something has got to be done in the laughing department if his hospital. He will see to that, and when he comes out he’ll be greatly missed.
What would you do if you had many years of football experience and knew the damage that can be wrought by trusting any verdict arising from a trial game, would you choose the side that had won 7-4 and 6-2? Possibly you would choose most of them. Well, I will forecast that Everton will not do any such thing for the game versus West Bromwich Albion--a match requiring the best brains, the football grey-matter and some sound football judgment in the Everton camp. West Bromwich fly away, but they take the ball with them. Last season there was some temper on and off the field among friends. None could understand how the fury had been lighted, but it burned brightly for some time. We want to forget that, and so saying let use point you to the values of the Everton stock as witnessed by a crowd of 12,000, which made a gate of £330. First there is McGourty, playing like a man who had been in the game for forty years. I like most of all, his decision to shoot when the chance comes. Not for him the incessant pass to someone well placed. He is well placed at times, and be shoots hard, as the woodwork of the goal could tell us at Goodison Park. Then his cross-field pass from inside left to outside right is the acme of strength and direction. This is the best pass in football, and it is the least exploited because so few footballers can reach their man and make sure of the direction of the pass. McGourty has the leg-up on this sweeping pass. The result is that Phil Griffiths has leaped into form and into the goal-making account in a manner many thought impossible. He has been like a boy whipped by a schoolmistress, and he has raced into his stride, part in temper, and part in determination to show the mistress was all wrong in her punishment. Leyfield showed how many tricks he has picked up since he came to be associated with senior players rather than with the, say the A team. Archer is a speed merchant at half-back, and naturally Critchley could not give yards away, whereas Griffiths had pace to carry him anywhere, and that is just one of the reasons why the selectors must make up their mind whether this latest outburst on the part of the Reserves was purely trial-trappings or dependable for future team-sheets. Every Evertonian seems to have come to the belief that thus early there is evidence of a slowing up in the championship side that is not confined to the defence alone. However, there is nothing quite so difficult as playing "with the brake on," knowing it is only a try-on. And for that reason I shall look to something different from the championship side when that side in its old "same again" garb is chosen to-morrow night. However, the lights are burning in that reserve team, and the first team men know full well that they have to be on top of their form to hold their places. The new Griffiths (H.), who is playing where Tom of the same name used to be so interesting, was quite captivating, and Holdcroft, in goal, gave a leaping display that was in front of anything he did last season.  It would seem these lads have all come out of their shell at the same moment. This should make the Centrel League games and championship endeavour one of the brightest features of the Goodison season. Not for them the old story of " Players lose heart in the Central League team and cannot produce their best." There is honour and glory in playing in the Central League team. It should be the automatic promotion-post. I warn all local players of the Liverton camp that that is their exact position this season, so they can take heart and go in and win promotion knowing that if a place heroines vacant there will be no juggling with the all-round cult, which the past has led a reserve team half back to wonder if he can ever hope for promotion unless the directors have his name rammed down their throats. As one of them said recently: “I am there, as deputy half back. If I am not chosen for the vacant berth, why go on with my services as deputy?  There is no point in my remaining.” Tis true; ‘tis pity ‘tis true. 

EVERTON SURPRISE.
August 22, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Reserves Sweep Through.
By "Bee."
Everton F. C. have a pretty problem to solve. The directors and selectors have to chosen between the trappy nature of a trial game and the facts therein laid rather bare and the older championship side which has been laid low in the two public trial games. The championship side was not at its best, nor at its most urgent endeavor, but the fact remains that, following a 7-4 defeat with six goals scored without response, these young Everton players have laid on their rivals to the tune of 6-2, and the style of football, the sharpness of their shots, and the combined methods they introduced all went to make the selectors' task the more difficult. For instance, P. Griffiths scored three goals on Saturday, before 12,000 people, who made a charitable grit of £300. This was due to the strength of his shot and to the manner in which he linked up with Stevens, the centre, and more especially through the passes swept across to the right wing by McGourty, who is not only clever and a good shot, but is a passer of the ball who make few mistakes in strength or direction. Stein, McGourty, Critchley, Leyfield and Stevens got the other goals, and the crowd got so interested in the work of the younger members that they began to shout for the reserve side.
Half-Back Strength.
The goalkeeping of Coggins and Holdcroft was good, and the appearance of another newcomer showed the strength of Everton's half-back talent –McPherson goes into hospital for cartilage trouble, and H. Griffiths a local football player, is promoted and standing up to Dean, with a good heart and physique. He shaped well enough to believe that here is further talent. Trials may be tantalizingly unreliable, but they must be taken as read and seen, and in the two games Everton have played the minors have done a great deal to shake faith in the championship side and give their own eleven a big lift in one's estimation. Only League form can possibly tell, and I forecast that the directors cannot do better than take their original championship side for the game v. West Browmich Albion. So much depends in a trial game upon the urge to go an extra yard in a tackle or in a dribble or shot. The first team have not shown their medals this week-end, but doubtless they are reserving themselves, knowing only too well what is stored up for them by the bright young things of the West Bromwich side, whose pace is always disconcerting. Final Result Everton Reserves 6 Everton First team 2. - Blues: - Coggins; Williams and Cresswell, backs; McClure, Gee, and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, Dunn, Dean (captain), Johnson and Stein, forwards. Whites: - Holdcroft, goal; Bocking and Lowe, backs; Britton, Griffiths (h), and Archer, half-backs; Griffiths (p), White, Stevens, McGourty, and Leyfield, forwards.

BLUES' TEAM SELECTION PROBLEM.
August 22, 19132. Evening Express
League or Trial Form as Guide
The Genius of McGourty
By The Pilot
The two trial games at Goodison Park have set the Everton team selectors a puzzle. In both these games the reserves have defeated the first team –in the opening match 7-4 and on Saturday, 6-2. Personally, I attach little importance to the practice match results, because there must always be a mixture of triers, semi-triers and non-triers. Who would dare sort them out? On strict trial form McGourty must go into the first team. He was the outstanding personality in Saturday's game; the man who made the White's attack a menacing force whenever it got going. Then there is the case of Phil Griffiths. He scored three fine goals, his third being brilliant. What must be considered is how the players would shape in serious First Division Football. One cannot ignore the fact that Everton won the championship with two points to spare. It a team is good enough for that them they are good enough to carry the mantle for the opening games at least. However McGourty is there and he will make his presence felt. The same applies to Griffiths (p). I consider McGourty a wonderful capture. Even though it was only a trial one could not deny his subtlety, his skill in manipulation, and the cunning true manner in which he delivered his passes. Take it from me, it will not be long before McGourley is a regular member of the Everton first team. Steves played another useful game, but I was more impressed with the form of Griffiths (h), the young centre half. In this baseballer Everton have a good pivot in the making.
•  It has been ascertained that McPherson, the Everton half back, who was injured in the first trial match, has a loose cartilage. He will enter a home one day this week to undergo an operation.

"W.B.A." AS USUAL
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 25 August 1932
CUP TEAM TO MEET EVERTON
West Bromwich Albion's team to meet Everton on Saturday is identical with that which dismissed the Goodison men from the Cup at Manchester and won the trophy at Wembley, and it marks their first appearance since September 19 last. Team: Pearson: Shaw, Trentham: Mee, Richardson, W. Edwards; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (W. G.), Sandford, and Wood.

STAND STEWARTS
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 25 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
I am asked to use my influence with Everton F.C, and ask them to employ stewards on the stands, and thus (says y correspondent) prevent the many discomforts of a large number of the supporters who, through business calls and many other unforeseen circumstances, arrive a few minutes before the kick-off and find on arrival the stands are packed to overflowing, and many are compelled to stand on the top of the stairs or sit between the seats on the stone-steps.  The Liverpool, do cater for the comfort of the supporters of the stands, and I’m sure you will agree with me there is never the same overcrowding at Anfield as there is at Goodison Park.  Surely what can be done at Anfield can be done (better) at Goodison.  This is my first kick, I hope it will be the last. One steward at each end should be ample to cope with the crowd.  With best wishes for the future. 

EVERTON RESUME WITH THE CUP VICTORS AT WEST BROMWICH
Liverpool Echo - Friday 26 August 1932
Bee’s Notes
Everton tackle worthy foes: men who have run them fast is the Second Division championship race; men who have knocked them out of the Cup when least expected and then went on to make one of the stoutest challenges to the Everton club when they were trying to win the first championship immediately , following the Second Division success. So West Bromwich are Everton's most severe foe after Liverpool! They have chosen the cup team—the cup-winning team—the team that took the hundred, to-one chance at Old Trafford in the semi-final, and Everton are unable to play Clarke at wing half-back owing to his cricket injury, Joe McClure taking his place with that fervour for which he is renowned. The last game played between the pair was not exactly a picnic; there was bitterness all about the ground, and I do hope such good friends will start at par again and forget the rather musty past meeting. Like Liverpool, Everton have got some youngsters on their staff who want to be on the top side and will not rest till they get their desire. This is good for the game, if not for some of the older school. The teams at West Bromwich will be:— West Bromwich Albion; Pearson; Shaw, Trentham; Magee, Richardson (W.), Edwards; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (WG), Sandford, Wood.  Everton; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein. 

SELECTION AGAINST WEST BROMWICH
August 26 1932, Post and Mercury
By John Peel
Everton visit West Brom to-morrow in the opening match of the season, and it is anticipated that the game will be in keeping with the many hard struggles which have been seen between the sides in recent years. There will be little change in the composition of the team compared with last season eleven. Everton have chosen their full championship side with the exception that Clark who is hurt, is not in the team, which is as follows: - Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure Gee, Thomson; Crithcley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein. West Bromwich Albion are replying on the eleven which defeated Everton in the Cup semi-final a couple of years ago. The side is: - Pearson; Shaw Treatham; Magee, Richardson (w), Edwards; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (wg), Sanford, Woods.
Goodison Park Reserves
The Everton Central league eleven to meet West Bromwich Reserves at Goodison Park, is Coggins; Bocking, Lowe; Britton, Griffiths (h), Archer; Griffiths (ph), White, Stevens, McGourley, Leyfield. The centre league team, will play Griffiths, the centre-half is a local player, who has assisted the ''A'' team and who formerly played for jabisco.

EVERTON'S ONE CHANGE
August 26, 1932. Evening Express
By the Pilot.
To McClure falls the honour of being the only player in Everton's team for the first match of the season who was not a "regular" in the championship side. He deputise for Clark not yet fit enough to do duty. Last season McClure played in several matches in this position, and also centre half. A more exacting match than a visit to the Albion could not have been found for an opening fixture. Since the clubs resumed fixtures when Everton dropped to the Second Division, the Blues have not been beaten by the Albion in a league encounter. Everton took three points from them last season and four the season before. The Albion will play the eleven, which carried off the F.A. cup in season 1930-31 and which, incidentally, knocked Everton out of the competition. No fewer than nine internationals will be on view. - Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure Gee, Thomson; Crithcley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein. West Bromwich Albion: - Pearson; Shaw Treatham; Magee, Richardson (w), Edwards; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (wg), Sanford, Woods
Sports Pie.
•  Gateshead have signed W. O'Donnell, the former Everton, Blackpool and Connah's Quay right back. O'Donnell is a brother of the Blackpool leader.

OLD RIVALS AT THE HAWTHORNES
August 27 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Everton as Champions open the ball at the Hawthornes where they are due to meet old rivals and a team which has had some rare tussles with the Goodison Park side during the last few seasons. The club's in the main are replying on the teams which did duty last season, and it is not anticipated that the men will show any deterioration in the standard of skill displayed last winter. Always a difficult proposition, the Albion are sure to make a big fight to lower the colours of Dean and his colleagues, and one of the stiffest battles of the day is anticipated. McClure takes the place of Clark (Injured) in the Everton side, and the Albion have the team that beat Everton in the Semi-Final of the cup two years ago. Everton: - Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure Gee, Thomson; Crithcley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein. West Bromwich Albion: - Pearson; Shaw Treatham; Magee, Richardson (w), Edwards; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (wg), Sanford, Woods.

EVERTON'S BEST EVER RESOLVE
August 27, 1932. Evening Express
By the Pilot
Everton open the new campaign with one definite resolution –to make season 1932-33 the best in the long history of the club. Is there any reason why it should not be so? Personally, I fail to see any, although one naturally hesitates to predict the Champions carrying off all the honours. At this time of the year every club is treasuring dreams of championships and cups. The majority will be sorely disappointed, but Everton do not think they will be numbered among them. On form, as we know it now, they have a great chance of bringing more trophies to the sideboard at Goodison Park.
They have a wonderful run since that never-to-be-forgotten lapse of season 19129-30, when they lost their First division status. The championships of the First and Second Divisions have come their way and what I wish to emphasize is that the same players are available.
"What We Have We Hold."
What those players have won they intend to hold. Further, they have fond hopes of bringing the F.A. cup to Liverpool this year. An ambitious plan, you say? Well, Everton have proved over a length of time that they are as good as and better than most clubs in the First Division. An ambitious plan, say? One of the most encouraging features is the fact that two such capable reserves have been secured as McGourlay and Stevens. Their play in the trials was a revelation. McGourty strikes me as being one of the best captures Everton have made for a long time. He is a footballer every inch of him, and his ball control, passing ability and general tactics savour of a master. It is unfortunate that Lachie McPherson and Archie Clark are so early in the wars. McPherson will be out of the game for some weeks, but Clark is likely to be available in a short time. He resumed hard training this week. The injury bogey is the thing Everton have most to fear. If they can steer clear of it then this might easily be another record season.

EVERTON VISIT ALBION
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 27 August 1932
CHAMPIONS HUMBLED
By Bee
Everton’s classy start faded out; failed to stay, Clean game.  Everton; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  West Bromwich Albion; Pearson; Shaw, Trentham; Magee, Richardson (W.), Edwards; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (W.G.), Stanford, Wood.  Referee; Mr. Bladen, of Middlesbrough. 
Everton played McClure for Clark, damaged, of the championship side. McPherson went in for his operation to-day. Goodison Park is having a changed number board, simplifying it. Mr. Chairman Cuff sent this telegram to the Everton captain: “With all good wishes for your success to-day. Go for the goal." Jimmy Charters, the comedian, also sent a telegram. Only one director was present, Mr. Banks, together with Secretary Mclntosh. Dean won the toss from Glidden. The crowd was 35,000 strong. Williams and McClure began well. Carter shot wildly and Critchley, taking a pass from Dean, got a knock on the knee from Trentham. McClure was fine in his dribbles, but ones he got caught in the meshes he let in the dangerous Wood. Sagar was daring and dashing and Johnson tried to make the first goal of the season with a hook that did not swing in sufficiently.
EASY ONE FOR DUNN
Play was clean and interesting compared with the last meeting of these two teams. Everton scored in seven minutes —an easy goal made by the speed of Stein and the unsettling of the defence. Dean passed to Stein, who ran far in, centred square, and the task allotted to Dunn was easy. He just drifted the ball over the line.  A joyful start and a free kick against the marvelous midget from Widnes, Magee, which Thomson was near converting from half-back. Johnson added powder and shot with a swinging ball. Everton's passing in every department was superb at this point, and Stein went up for a great angle shot. Sagar made a great catch from Glidden after Wood had juggled with the ball on his head. Wood shot badly from easy distance. Albion were fighting back. Williams stepped in with strength and direction. Albion forwards and halves passed well, but the pace of the ball beat them. Cresswell gave away a corner and cleared it, and Shaw removed the linesman's placing of the ball at the corner flag. Sagar came far out to fist away and caught the return shot--electric goalkeeping.
ALBION'S PENALTY APPEAL
Albion shot three times in two seconds—all blocked out. Albion players stopped the referee and the game to appeal for a penalty kick for hands against Thomson. The referee could see nothing. He consulted a linesman, and Everton got the verdict. It was not a penalty offence nor a penalty kick. Everton had another goal-making chance, but did not accept it this time, and Johnson's fierce shot was blocked out again. Gee stopped a goal from a corner, and Pearson nearly turned Stein's swinger into his own goal. Sagar made a one-handed save of merit. Wood, wide with a header, was followed by Richardson with a good low shot near the mark. Sagar made one more save, and then Dean got his famous head to a ball that skimmed out of goal by inches.
EXCITING EXCHANGES
Pearson saved Stein's teaser. Sagar replied with the best save of the match. Dean hit the foot of the upright to balance matters. Williams, trying to clear, lashed the ball to his own goal, and Album clamoured that it was a goal, but the referee said "No” - and the back of the goal did not roar their appeal which suggests that they saw what had actually happened. Half-time —West Bromwich Albion 0, Everton 1.
THE DEBATED POINT
I am told that the debated goal to on was not a goal, as the ball dropped on to Sagar's head when it was just going through. Remarkable was the scene when Sagar caught a ball while charged to the corner of his post, stuck to his guns and the ball, and screwed himself over the line for a corner kick. Sagar's head and the ball had been on the goal line. Sandford and Wood were the danger men. Creswell was now dominating the erratic frontal attack, yet they scored in 55 minutes. Sandford shooting close in after Sagar had gone out to half punch away a beautiful centre. Stein had tested Pearson just prior, and now Sager had to hit out, one-handed, another awkward shot.
CARTER PUTS ALBION IN FRONT
Albion were now hot on the trail. Carter made an astounding solo run, beating McClure last of all, and scored an old-fashioned goal, to take the lead after fifty-seven minutes. A faulty pass back let in Stein and a defender, confused, nearly put through his own goal. The excitement was intense. Everton had not shot often, but Dun came through with a long one which Pearson caught. Pearson saved a snorter from Stein. Everton seemed to tire, but Cresswell stayed to the bitter end. Richardson made the game seem over when he scored from a centred by Sandford after seventy-seven minutes. 
Final; West Bromwich Albion 3, Everton 1. 

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 27 August 1932
By Louis T. Kelly

EVERTON RES V WEST BROM RES
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 27 August 1932
Everton started well at the Park, McGourty finding Stevens with a nice pass, but for the next fifteen minutes Everton did a lot of attacking but lacked a really definite finish. Then Gale broke through to give the Albion the lead. Stevens equalized. Griffiths played well at centre-half, and Stevens showed penetrative ability, while McGourty distributed the ball well. White scored two goals for Everton.
Albion played an improved second half, but ten minutes from the end smart Everton tactics with a free kick close in resulted in McGourty scoring Everton’s fourth goal. 
Final; Everton Res 4, West Bromwich Res 1.
Everton “A” v. rest of the league
FOR THE MOST PART Everton did nearly all the attacking at Crosby, and their lead of two clear goals was quite justified.  Davies opened the scoring, and Birtley, who was playing brilliantly, added the second.  Half-time; Everton “A” 2, Rest of the League 0. 

FIRST CHEQUE
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 27 August 1932
FRUITS OF CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS
Everton players have received their first cheque to-day. In the old days it was the habit to present medals and watches to players, but with Everton winning the championship in successive years the presentation clearly became awkward, for they could not wear too many watches, nor be overburdened with medals. Therefore Everton to-day received their first cheque of the season, namely, £25 per man.

DUNN FINDS THE NET FOR EVERTON
August 27 132. Evening Express
Thrills and minute football at the Hawthornes
Sager's Great Saves.
By the Pilot.
"All good wishes for your success today. Go for the goals?" Mr. W. C. Cuff, chairman of Everton, sent this telegram to the team at West Bromwich today, where the champions opened the season in glorious weather. Jim Charters, the well-known comedian, also telegraphed his good wishes. McPherson underwent his operation for the removal of a cartilage at Liverpool Nursing Home today. Mr. Harry Banks, and Mr. P. H. McIntosh were in charge of the party, and Cunliffe traveled as reserve. West Bromwich Albion: - Pearson, goal; Shaw and Tretham, backs; Magee, Richardson (w), and Edwards, half-backs; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (wg), Sandford, and Wood, forwards. Everton: - Sagar, goal, Williams, and Cresswell, backs; McClure, Gee and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, Dunn, Dean (captain), Johnson and Stein, forwards. Referee Mr. R. W. Blayden (Middlesbrough). The Albion had sacrificed their jersey for smart striped shirts.
The Game.
Everton won the toss, and 35,000 people caught Football's grip when Williams made a stern tackle. Carter fired yards wide before McClure helped Dean and Critchley to a nice opening, but Critchley was bowled over. The game became fierce when McClure went into the tackle and appeared to be fouled, but the Albion swept down, and Sagar grabbed Richardson's header, with Cresswell doing sound work in holding off the opposition. When Tretham miskicked Dean was almost through, and Johnson jumped in to Dean's back header to send high and wide.
Everton Lead.
Everton took the lead in seven minutes, and it fell to the lot of Jimmy Dunn to get through. From a goal kick, Dean swing over a swinging pass for Stein to take it in his stride. Stein made ground and crossed a low ball, which passed under Trentham's leg, and Dunn turned the ball through –Pearson being drawn from position by his centre. Stein was fouled on the edge of the penalty area only for Dean to find himself crowded out. Then Thompson was inches too high with a fine drive. The Champions were getting well into their stride, the forwards providing a choice attack, which resulted in Pearson saving Johnson's pile-drive. The football of Everton was superlative, and now they adopted the close passing game right from their own dead line to the Albion's goal area, where Stein crashed a beauty against the side netting. The Albion's right wing work was good, and Sagar made a blind leap to pull down Carter's awkward centre. McGee was twice penalised for fouls, but the Blues could not improve on the free kicks, except that the Albion defenders were kept on tender hooks. The game continued at a fast pace with an abundance of quick, accurate manceurves.
Terrific Shots.
The home team launched a tremendous attack, in which Sagar had to get down to terrific shots. It was hectic football for a hot day. Cresswell shone with some delightful defensive passing, and when Dean's header placed Stein through the winger could not turn the ball sufficiently. Pearson turned one over from Stein, and Dunn drove high from the edge of the area. Following Glidden's corner Sandford looked to be a winger until Gee's head popped up in the nick of time.
Thrills!
The game was highly coloured, with almost a thrill a minute. Wood headed across the face of the goal, and Sagar fisted out from the same player when he stood alone between the Albion and a goal. Dean almost scraped the post with a close in header from Dunn's overhead pass. Right on the interval Dean struck an upright with a low shot, and the ball ran across the face of the goal. Stein eventually turning it outside. The Albion raced away, and in trying to turn away Wood's centre Thomson crashed the ball against his own crossbar. The Albion appealed for a goal, but the ball certainly rebounded outwards.
Half-time West Bromwich Albion 0 Everton 1
The first half had produced thrilling football, with both goals having narrow escapes. Everton's combination was more precise, but Sagar was in brilliant form and three times saved in miraculous fashion. The champions had the pull forward. Wood, who was injured just on half-time resumed.
Shock For The Champions .
Everton's Defence "Gives" in Second Half.
Brilliant Albion Goals.
Everton took up the running, but Critchley finished without accuracy. The Sagar was bowled over with the ball, and he fell on it right on the goal line. There was a scramble, but Sagar wriggled to safety before the whistle came to Everton's aid.
Albion Equalise.
In 54 minutes the Albion drew level, Sandford was the scorer. From a free kick for a foul by Cresswell, Sagar fisted the ball out for Glidden to return it. Sandford swung round and placed into the corner of the net in a trice. Four minutes later Carter scored a real beauty. Receiving the ball from a half challenge by gee, Carter swerved his way through the Everton defence, with the Champions expecting him to pass every second. He got to the penalty spot, draw Sagar, and placed the ball in the corner of the net. This was a might goal. Everton's defence tired under the heavy pressure. Pearson made a mighty save from Stein, and Tretham was there to kick away Dunn's first timer.
"All Over" Opposition.
Everton were "all over" the opposition at this stage. Critchley drove across the face of the goal. Then Sagar came out to take the ball from the toes of Richardson (wg). In 78 minutes Richardson (W.G) scored a third for the Albion. Everton's endeavour to play the offside game failed, and Williams was faced with three opponents. He seemed to win out, when Richardson hooked a foot round and placed the ball into the roof of the net. Final Result West Brom 3, Everton 1.

EVERTON RES V. WEST BROM RES
August 27 1932. Evening Express
Blues reserves successes in trial games attracted a good crowd to Goodison Park. During the first half-hour Everton indulged in a good deal of attack, although inactive in the shooting department and it was left to the visitors to open the score, Gale netting. Stevens, ex-New Brighton, had a brilliant header saved, but shortly afterwards scored an extra-ordinary goal with a shot from about 40 yards' range, the Throstle keeper allowing the ball to pass over his hands into the net. Everton improved as play progressed and White gave them the lead with a beautiful header. The same player shortly afterwards scored a third, receiving his chance as the result of Leyfield's perseverance. Everton well deserved their interval lead. Half-time Everton Res 3, West Brom Res 1. McGourty scored a fourth goal for Everton in the second half. Final Result Everton Res 4, West Brom Res 1.
Sports Pie
•  Tommy Johnson, Everton's International inside forward requires only two goals to complete his 200 in League Football.
•  Hunter Hart, Everton's ex-captain and now a member of the office staff, considers that Scottish football has deteriorated during the past few seasons.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 EVERTON 1 (Game 1395 over-all) (Div 1 1353)
August 29 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Revival of The Albion.
How They Mastered Everton.
By "Bee."
Everton have lost their first game. It was away from home against the fast moving and rather skilful-side that has so often been a bugbear to the style adopted by Everton. West Brom seems to thrive on goal deficits. It was so on Saturday when 31,000 people saw Everton play in a sedate and orderly manner for the whole of the first half and command the appreciation of the local people. They agreed that Everton had played good football, with science and steadiness closely allied. There had not been much shooting but the eleven had kept well together, and had got the West Bromwich defence rather floundering, notably when a neat looking goal was cored by Dun after dean had sent Stein up the field with one of his timely forwards passes. Stein centred squarely and Dunn's task was easy. West Bromwich claimed a penalty kick without avail against Thomson, and nobbled the referee, Mr. Bladen of Middlesbrough, in a manner that was not becoming.
Swift Raids.
The West Bromwich broke into their swiftest form and a series of staggering attacks form and a series of staggering attacks made by sweeping passes from and to the wing men led to Sandford's excellence bearing fruit. Everton lost touch with the game, and although they fought back, it is the fact that once West Bromwich had scored there was no stopping their inroads. The longer they played the better they played the better play played. They had something more than pace to carry them through. They had some remarkably good football combines, and when a pass was expected they sought to go through individually so, that after Sandford had equalised Carter came forward with a magnificent and outstanding dribble. It was a sinuous affair, and the use of their body swerve carried beyond first one and then another until only McClure, who had fallen back, was in his way. He evaded this man, and then drove home a perfect shot –it was the sort of goal that was frequent in the old days before combined defence ruled out the excessive solo effort. However, this goal succeeded, and was quite the feature of a match that had no complaints no injuries nor stoppages, was well ruled by a new referee, and was totally different from the game played at West Bromwich last time when tempers were frayed if not strewn all over the ground. Finally Richardson, the centre forward took the score to 3-1, and that sufficed. It was enjoyable football, and if only Everton could have continued as they started it would have been an historic match.
Effects of Heat.
As it was it left a nice taste in the mouth, for the sun was a great test of the players, and the excitement only lagged in the last five minutes, when Everton had reached their last stages of stamina. It struck me that the bigger Everton men suffered the effects of the heat worse than the Midland side. Dean had bad fortunate when he struck the upright, and Williams, per contra, tried to clear the ball and sent it smashing against his own goalpost. Yet Everton by a shade of wisdom at three-quarters time, could have made a draw. Stein, cut in to take a miss-pass back and centred square with the defence once again middled. The chance went and there followed the final goal of the day. Up to a point Everton were their own swept selves playing strong football, with the backs on the turf, and the half-backs joining in when combined not on. But later they became straggling, and this was due to ineffective half-back work mainly in the middle, where Gee was good with his head, but "tender" with his last-inch tackles. In addition, the inner forwards failed to find their men with their passes –without which they lose so much of their excellence. On the other hand, West Bromwich scored along the line through the way their forwards came to their best work in the second half, and well as Carter dribbled and shot, I picked out Sandford as the best forward, and it was nothing but brilliant and daring goalkeeping by Sagar that kept the score down, added on which was the fine defence of Cresswell and Williams.
Dean Plays Hard.
Dean struggled hard to start the line afresh, but it seen circumstances, his task was not enviable. He got nothing in return except the stern tackles of Shaw and Trentham and W.G. Richardson. McClure did well as Clark's deputy, but Critchley had a quiet day. Stein being the most dangerous forward on the losing side. It was a case of Everton starting brilliantly, and most of their eleven fading out at the same moment. They did not stay the full ninety minutes duration, and all through there was more work for Sagar than Pearson, showing that the Albion after an unsteady start, were at least applying the driving force. There was no disgrace in the margin of the defeat –a fair margin and a capital game.
Teams: - West Bromwich Albion: - Pearson, goal; Shaw and Tretham, backs; Magee, Richardson (w), and Edwards, half-backs; Glidden, Carter, Richardson (wg), Sandford, and Wood, forwards. Everton: - Sagar, goal, Williams, and Cresswell, backs; McClure, Gee and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, Dunn, Dean (captain), Johnson and Stein, forwards. Referee Mr. R. W. Blayden (Middlesbrough).

CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILL FOR EVERTON
Liverpool Echo - Monday 29 August 1932
A FALLING OFF
By Bee’s
SATURDAY'S EXCITING FOOTBALL START
Everton went to West Bromwich and—went west. Carter's little Liverpool pill was not sweetened for Everton's purposes. Carter—tall, international type--who had faded out of the first phases of football in recent times and had sugared a suspension too, came back to wander through the ranks of the Everton team with a style and mantle that suggested we had cast our team back to the days of 1898. These dribbles are unknown today, said Mr. Bassett, when he talked of the game afterwards, but, he added, there is room for them, and the player never gets my bad looks if he tries to weave a way through a lot of men.
PICTURESQUE GOAL
It was a picturesque goal. I wish you could have seen it, because no amount of space can tell you what we saw. Carter moved off near the halfway line. They expected him to pass to Glidden. He didn't. He swept by a half-hack. Another crossed his line; he gave this man "the dummy” and passed on. The ball was still at his toe, "everything under control." A back came into his goal-line. It made no difference. Carter dribbled on, and finally McClure, dropping back, tried to cross the only chance of a goal. Carter dribbled on and wound up with a great shot. That's football, and successful football, too! Before that the vastly improving Sandford, who is not a half-back, although tried there last season, was the key man of the line, and his crossing -sweeper passes were of ideal length, and were put forward so the winger could take them " on the trot" as it were. Sanford keyed up the Albion to stage that rather startling revival that came in the second half. The Widnes Mayor, himself a Wednesbury man and former League referee, looked on with pleasure, although he is an Evertonian these days. It was electric football; the team that had been blinded by Everton's science got its way in the end, and got it by pace, discretionary passes, wise football and sound tactic". Shaw, the back, played well up the field, cheeky as ever in his nonchalance—he is one of the best backs I have ever seen, and I liken him to Steele for style and effect with both feet. Trentham, who carried a handkerchief reminding us of Bert Freeman's nice habit, was not so steady, and the goal Everton got through Dunn was a neat thing, if one forgot that Dean and Stein had between them got the defence all trussed up.
DUNNE'S JOYFUL GOAL
Dunn's was a joy-gift goal and easy to make. Everton had played so well for half an hour and more than one felt the ride was riding a victory away from home. Instead Albion got an equalizer and then were a transformed side, well though Creswell (not too well) and Williams, and especially Sagar played. Sagar took all manner of risks almost to the point of coming out too far, I thought. But his keeping was a study, and I do not blame him for any one of the three goals that passed him by. The truth was that the Everton side all tired at one moment. The big men did not stand the excessive beat so well as the little fellows, the Magees, the Glidden, and Woods clan. It was a revelation that West Bromwich could "come back" so swiftly and so effectively. Here was a team that had blundered through for nearly an hour, yet when the score was 1-2 Stein took a muddled pass hack and might have got a goal, and Dean struck the woodwork, while Williams, kicking clear, blazed the ball against his own crossbar.
NOT SO DEADLY
Would that I could say the Everton forwards had been so deadly in their shooting. They didn't do much, and where they had all been of one mind for half an hour, serving up the football trifles so neatly, they became heavily laden and hard pressed. Albion worthily won 3-1. Everton have nothing to regret, for it was a great game to watch, without the spleen of last Easter-time, and bearing a lot of good marks. I have named the defence. I must add that Stein was the ruling forward—the danger-mark. McClure did well as Clarke's deputy, but there was an “if-it “thought in my mind when Gee was in for the last-yard tackle. His heading was good, but he appeared to be “tender " and not true to his former glory. Neither did Critchley seem at home. But I am not complaining; none of the inside forwards played well or convincingly, and Dean, battling away very brightly, could not get his forces together. It must be an All-Everton eleven, or it cannot produce last year's crop. And there must be shooting, and not excess of finesse near the goal. Coming home we ran into the Liverpool Reserve side, which had made a draw, and also into the men who erect stands —Messrs. Leitch, Watkins, and Bell-who had been to St. Andrews to show off their roof and grand stand. They've done their week well. There is talk of Alec James, new captain of Arsenal, not being nearly fit for the heaviness of the fray. Chelsea are next on turn with a new stand; and it is said that the reason Everton had only one director away with them on Saturday was that some ethers were busy in Scottish waters, with rod and line, one perch, and one pole, reaching out to a Dundee player. On Wednesday Everton are at home to Sheffield Wednesday. I don't think there will be a vital change in the eleven. It is early yet to sink a championship side. And there is no just cause for so doing.

EVERTON RESEVES 4 WEST BROMWICH ALBIONS RESERVES 1
August 29 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Central league (Game 1)
Everton opened the season with a convincing victory by a margin that in no way overrated their superiority. Everton's defence was solid and reliable when required, for after the interval the Midlanders made many desperate efforts to get through. Everton started well and then fell away in the matter of sharp finishing. It took a goal to West Brom, scored by Gale, to create a rally with the result that the ultimate winners scored thrice before the interval. Stevens got a lucky equaliser and White scored the other two. Albion had the best of the early second half, but later Everton held their own. A cleverly taken free kick resulted in McGourlay scoring the fourth. Stevens was an admirable leader with McGourlay a quiet but very effective worker. Griffiths (h) at centre half also did well. Everton:- Coggins, goal; Bocking and Lowe, backs; Britton, Griiffiths (h), and Archer, half-backs; Griffiths (ph), White, Stevens, McGourty, and Leyfield, forwards.
Everton "A" 5 Rest of the League 0
Playing convincing football and showing a better understanding, Everton "A" the champions, at Crosby were worthy winners though perhaps, not to the extent of five clear goals. With one or two exceptions there was scarcely a weakness in the side. Bentley and Holdcroft were brilliant. (Carter (New Brighton) and Bamford (Skersdale) gave impressive displays in the Rest team while Darrington (Ellemeres Port) made several good saves. Goals were scored by Davies (2) Chedgzoy (2), and Birtley

GEE'S KNEE: SPECIALIST CONSULTED TODAY
August 29 1932. Evening express
Throstles Reach High Note Against Everton.
By the Pilot.
EVERTON’S PIVOTAL PROBLEM
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 30 August 1932
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY HERE TOMORROW
Bee’s Notes
The home team at Goodison Park tomorrow will read this way, if one can accurately estimate the “feeling of the meeting" to-night. Sagar; Williams, Creswell, McClure ? Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  Sheffield, who still complain they cannot draw the crowd at home although they win championships in successive years, played well enough to beat Blackpool, and as Wednesday field two of the most striking Singers in Ellis Simmer and Mark Hooper, the game at Goodison is bound to be swift and alluring. It is necessary that the home team should return to their first half form at West Brom—and keep it going to the finish of the game.
SEEN—AND MISSED
Talking with Mr. Bob Brown, the Sheffield Wednesday manager, I learned the team that will oppose Everton. It reads very strong and not a bit strange, save in the one half-back position. The view of the able soloist. Starling, of Newcastle, will be worthwhile, and Blenkineop, Bredon, Leach, Ball, and Burgess must always, compel the crowd to “come inside.” Everton have- a task.Gee, the Everton centre-half, was again examined by a specialist today, in an effort to locate the trouble which has been affecting him since he injured a knee four months ago. Gee complained today that his knee was hurting him, and forthwith the club decided that the best advice was necessary. The players was obviously not himself, in the opening match at West Bromwich, and because of the knee injury he did not reproduce his cutomary confidence in his tackles. He had already been examined by specialists, who could find no trouble, but gee feels within himself that the limb is not sound. There is no doubt that because Gee could not do himself justice in his tackles, West Bromwich found the path down the middle, which brought goals. His interception was good, and it helped the champions a great deal in the opening half. Yet, after the change over, the cute Albion forwards quickly realised that if they held on to the ball they were pursing a successful policy. Dunn and Johnson had to fall back to cover up the gap, and this left only Dean, Stein, and Critchley in attack. The Blues became disjointed, and once Carter had scored his "picture" goal to give the Albion the lead, Everton never looked as if they would retrieve the position. Everton's football in the first half was brilliant, and their supporters need not be despondent over this defeat, for it was a game between two masterly elevens. As Mr. F. W. Rinder, the former Aston Villa official, said after the game. "It was a great exhibition, and both teams have every reason to be satisfied. " I agree. Sagar was superb, and he had excellent covering from Williams and Cresswell. Thomson was the best half back on the field, and Stein and Dean were easily the best forwards. Dunn scored for Everton in the first half, and Sandford, Carter, and Richardson (W.G) relied in the second.
•  Advertised in Express. League Match at Goodison Park, Wednesday Next. Everton v Sheffield Wednesday, kick-off 6.30 p.m. Admission 1/- Boys 4d. Stands extra including tax. Book seats, Sharp's 38 Whitechapel.

EVERTON IN A QUANDARY
August 30, 1932. Evening Express.
Gee May Not Play Tomorrow; Clark Doubtful.
White at Centre-Half?
By the Pilot.
EVERTON'S NEW PIVOT AND NEW DIRECTOR
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 31 August 1932
WHITE AND EVANS COME IN AT THE SAME MOMENT
Bee’s Notes
While White is taking Gee's place in the Everton side to-night against Sheffield Wednesday, at Goodison Park, a new director will be taking his place at the same ground. Mr. George Evans has been co-opted to the board to take the vacancy created by the death of Mr. Clarrie Hayes. Mr. Evans is a noteworthy Government official and will be a sound appointment. Oddly enough, while he is an ardent Evertonian all his life, his brother, Arthur Evans, is a rabid Red—a Liverpudlian!
Everton have chosen for their new director a man of football knowledge and business acumen. He was one of the first men I met thirty years ago when landing in Liverpool, and he then took his stand for junior football. I remember his service to St. Cleopas and Beresford Mission, also at outside right. He made Jack Sharp his hero, and now he links up with him on the board. In parenthesis, may I point out that the first senior game Jack Sharp ever saw was the final tie at Crystal Palace—Aston Villa v. Everton. The two teams he joined in turn, and the only classic final tie ever played at the Palace owing to the dry turf—so different from the turf at Wembley! It is rumoured that the new director was not exactly renowned for his tactics —but that by the way. His interest dates back to a memorable day in 1894 when the Blues met the Reds in a League match for the first time. On that day the Liverpool Schoolboys met at Goodison Park prior to the big match, and Mr. George Evans languished as first reserve. Liverpool-boys beat the Sheffield boys 3-0, and Everton beat the Reds 3-0, and not, as is usually recorded. 3-1. it is odd that his first day in the board room should be associated with a meeting with a Sheffield club.
SHOWING THE MEDALS
Mr. Evans had war service of over four years with the 17th and 20th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment (The Pals), and in poor law service he has had thirty-three years. He was formerly deputy clerk to the late Toxteth Board of Guardians, and is now deputy Public Assistance officer. He was an examiner in poor law subjects on the Poor Law Examinations Board (London).
White for Gee is the main change to-night in the Everton side. There is no ether alteration.
Everton; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; McClure, White, Thomson; Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  Sheffield Wednesday; Breedon; Walker, Blenkinsopp; Strange, Leach, Malloch; Cooper, Startling, Ball, Burgress, Rimmer.  Gee, Everton's pivot, is a doubtful starter for Everton's opening home League match of the season –against Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow evening. After the West Bromwich Albion match on Saturday he complained that his old knee injury was troubling him. A specialist examined him yesterday, and the report will be considered by the club directors this evening. Clark, too, is a doubtful starter. What will happen if both are not fit McPherson is in a nursing home, and if McClure is retained at right half, the only other recognized pivot available is H. Griffiths, the baseballer, and part time professional. Although Griffiths has height and has promised well in his trials and in the Central League side, he is not yet sufficiently experienced to enter First Division football. Perhaps the directors will meet the difficulty by bringing in White. White has had plenty of experience in the position and four seasons ago played there for the first team for a considerable period. He is strong tackler and knows all about constructive phase of the game. The team will be chosen this evening. McPherson's operation by the way, was a complete success, and he is making good progress.

CHANGES MADE AGAINST SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY GOODISON OPENER
August 31 1932, Daily Post and Mercury
Everton open their league programme at Goodison Park with Sheffield Wednesday as visitor. Last season the Sheffield Wednesday visited Goodison Park during the Everton; "goalrush'' and were beaten by none goals to three, dean netting five times, Sheffield Wednesday defence will not be beaten so readily on this occasion Wednesday play the team that beat Blackpool 4-1 on Saturday, while Everton make a change from the team that lost 3-1 at West Brom, gee who was injured on Saturday, is unable to play, and his place will be taken by White.

EVERTON NEW DIRECTOR
August 31 1932. Evening Express.
George Evans co-opted to the Board of Directors. The Club's new director is Liverpool's public Assistance Clark. He has been a keen follower of football for many years, and his ties has always been with the club since he attended the first Derby match ever played between Everton and Liverpool. That was at Goodison Park in 1894. His boyhood days he has been an Evertonian, and of recent years has been prominent shareholder. He has had practically football experiencing, played for 11 years in the Junior Leagues with St. Cleopa's and Mission.

August 1932